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Who Should Write the History of Sociology? Who Should Write the History of Sociology?
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Who Counts as a Sociologist? Who Counts as a Sociologist?
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Is One Optimistic or Pessimistic about the Future of Sociology? Is One Optimistic or Pessimistic about the Future of Sociology?
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The Political Embeddedness of Sociology The Political Embeddedness of Sociology
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Was the Dominance of the Golden Triangle inhibiting? Was the Dominance of the Golden Triangle inhibiting?
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Is Sociology Characterized by Its Methods? Is Sociology Characterized by Its Methods?
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What is Sociology’s Trajectory? What is Sociology’s Trajectory?
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What Sources Should We Use for the History of Sociology? What Sources Should We Use for the History of Sociology?
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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4. Sociology in Britain in the Twentieth Century: Differentiation and Establishment
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Published:November 2005
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Abstract
Two books, one written by Chelly Halsey (2004) and the other by Jennifer Platt (2003), raise some very stimulating questions about the development of sociology in twentieth-century Britain, but they do not exhaust those questions. This chapter raises what seem to be significant questions stimulated by the two books and by the two-day conference held at the British Academy in May 2004. While there are reasons for disappointment about the history of British sociology in the twentieth century, there are still concrete achievements to celebrate, much distinguished individual scholarship to admire, and a number of salient issues to pursue. This chapter discusses who should write the history of sociology, who count as sociologists, the political embeddedness of sociology, whether sociology is characterized by its methods, the direction of sociology and its aims as an academic discipline, and what sources should be used for the history of sociology.
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